Hippotion rosetta (Rose-underwing Hawk Moth)
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Hippotion rosetta, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2018
H. rosetta, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2018
Hippotion rosetta feeding early evening on Dracaena fragrans (Happy Plant) flowers, Whyanbeel, FNQ, May 2017.
Hippotion rosetta feeding early evening on Dracaena fragrans (Happy Plant) flowers, Whyanbeel, FNQ, May 2017.
Hippotion rosetta feeding early evening on Dracaena fragrans (Happy Plant) flowers, Whyanbeel, FNQ, May 2017.
H. rosetta with a broken feeler, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2018
Final instar larva, Mar 2019, Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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Final instar larva, Mar 2019, Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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Final instar larva on Pentas, Mar 2019, Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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Pre-pupal larva, Mar 2019, Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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Pupae, 23 Mar 2019, Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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About to eclose, 3 Apr 2019. Logan City Qld (Photo Annie Vuu)
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Hippotion rosetta (Rose-underwing Hawk Moth)
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: To date not found on the Plateau.
Breeding season in QLD & NSW - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the FNQ and limited to the warmer months in Southern QLD & NSW.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2017, 2018, 2019
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: None to date
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: VITACEAE: Cayratia clematidea
- ELSEWHERE: As for Dorrigo Plateau plus RUBIACEAE: Spermacoce exserta, Pentas lanceolata*, Richardia brasiliensis*, Richardia scabra*
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: To date not found on the Plateau.
Breeding season in QLD & NSW - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the FNQ and limited to the warmer months in Southern QLD & NSW.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.